This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

A systematic review is a research method used to combine the results of previous studies to answer a question in health care. This course covers the steps of a review, that is formulating a research question, systematically searching the literature, appraising the primary studies, performing a meta-analysis and exploration of the results. This course mainly focuses on reviews of health care interventions, but also briefly covers reviews of diagnostic accuracy and prognostic markers. This course may not be offered if the enrolment is less than 10 students.